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Arraying himself in splendour he ordered her to appear before him.

From The Shuttle by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

"Arraying the corpse for the coffin, laying it out, in short, is it not?"

From Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

Arraying himself handsomely, he went to the room in which they had danced the previous evening to listen whether there was not some movement or bustle in the adjoining chambers where the ladies were.

From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Arraying her beauteous person in the finest apparel, she proceeds to the cage, and first consults the sharak as to the propriety of her purpose.

From Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers by Clouston, William Alexander

Arraying himself in his finest, three nights later he went to call on Mrs. Gallup, a five-pound box of Choc-O-late Nutties hugged nervously to his silk-shirted bosom.

From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Connell, Richard